The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-08
To build chimney that will draw

To build chimney that will draw
forever, and not fill up with SCOT, you
must build it large enough-sixteen
inches square; use good brick, and
clay instead of lime up to the comb
plaster it inside with clay mixed with
salt; for chimney tops use the very
best of brick, wet them and lay them
in cement mortar. The chimney
should not be built tight to beams OF
rafters, as most chimneys settle lit.
tie, and if too tight between the beams
and rafters, there is where the crack In
your chimneys come and where the
most of the fires originate, and the
chimneys sometimes get red hot. A
chimney built from cellar up is better
and less dangerous than one hung on
the wall. Don't get your stove-pipe
hole too close to the ceiling-eighteen
inches from it is near enough.
It is ever to be remembered that the
reputation of the church is only the
sum of the regulations of its individ.
ual members. A lady was once asked
by guest, "Who is the man who con-
Quoted your prayer-meeting so. well ?"
She replied, "That is our carpenter,
and last year he did large amount OF
work for me, and he did it so faithful.
ly that I like to hear him pray just as
we'll as I did BEFORE" Can that be
said of all work done by church mem
bers ?n It ought to be. For these three
directions in which human energy
displays itself-business, politics, re-
ligion-stand or fall together.
When in any writing I have occa-
sion to insert these passages, "God
willing" "God lending me life" etc.,
I observe that I can scarce hold my
hand from encircling these words in a
parenthesis, as if they were not essen
tial to the sentence, but may as well
be left out as put in. Whereas, in
deed they are not only of the commits
sion at large, but so of the quorum,
that without them all the rest is moth
ing; wherefore. hereafter will write
these words fully and fairly without
any inclosure about them. Let critics
censure 1t for bad grammar, am sure
it is good divinity.-Fuller.
Child training begins, and child
character is formed, much earlier than
most persons suppose. A child whose
training is not fairly started before he
is six weeks old, is likely to be a loser
for life because of this neglect. And
the permanent trend of child's char
acter is likely to be given by the time
he is seven years old. Many child is
not counted by his parents old enough
to be fairly under training, until his
habits and his character are practically
already influenced for all time.
To keep the hinges in order, big or
little and prevent the disagreeable
creaking, don't oil them. The oil is
sure to soil the hands, the garments,
or the carpet, and "the remedy. is
worse than the disease" when sim
pier method lies awaiting us. Rub the
hinge that creaks, or the latch that
will not slide, with a soft lead pencil.
and you will find the application will
work like magic.
Not alone for every idle word, but
for every grasping after vast fortunes
too unwieldly to be utilized, for every
superfuous dollar, to get which the
precious moments of life and health,
and the joys and opportunities of
Christian fellowship are sacrificed
for all these, as for all other deeds
done in the body" man must give an
account when the books are opened at
the Great Assize!
AS at sunset sometimes the wind
rises, or tempestuous night may fol-
low a sunshiny day, so there are men,
affable in business and public life, who
take their anger and petulance home
at night and drop them on the domes-
tic circle.
To prevent smoke from lamp, soak
the wick in strong vinegar, and dry it
thoroughly before using. 1t will then
burn both sweet and pleasant, and will
give a great deal of satisfaction for the
trifling work in preparing.
"Did you break your fathers will ?"
"I es."SI suppose, then, you are quite
rich now p" mo; poorer than ever
before" "How is that ?" "You see, I
broke the will, but the lawyers broke
me,n